Photo-business

The art of a puppeteer, puppet-making, and depiction of stories go to long historical anecdotes in almost all the cultures. The business of puppet-making has seen many ups and downs. However, on a micro-scale level, it still goes on. Wooden puppets are very famous in Rajasthan, India where Centre for Microfinance (established in 2005) has helped the business owners. You can check the detailed report prepared by Chetan Kakkar on the business of Puppets known as Kathputli. The business of puppets revolve around various opportunities: 1. Raw material supplier 2. Puppet-making 3. Puppeteering 4. Museum Organizing 5. Festival Organizing

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When it comes to innovation, design often taken the first place. Water tanks has not been on the radar for such design consideration is a very fashionable way. However, I have noticed some innovative designs around my area and have clicked the photographs. Then, I visited one of the water-tank makers in my town to get an inside-peep into this business. The manufacturer told me that though a lot of people prefer going for designer water-tanks, they face problems quickly and often have to disconnect the tanks and install the conventional water-tanks. So, after a period of time, these...

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Well, I was intrigued by this picture. The photo was taken from inside a car. If I had seen it in real, on the road, I would have called it simply majestic. Just check the size it got! No? Well, auto industry has seen a lot of development. The means of transportation have increased and developed to a very refined state. Nowadays, construction can be done almost at any place given the fact that building material can be transported to that place. Bridges, buildings, cities and sea-links are being built. Our main focus of this idea is a tire....

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A publication by GFE Consulting Worldwide, Indian handicraft industry enjoys some strength points. Some of them would be: Abundant and cheap labour hence can compete on price Low capital investment and high ratio of value addition Aesthetic and functional qualities Wrapped in mist of antiquity Hand made and hence has few competitors Variety of products which are unique Exporters willing to handle small orders Increasing emphasis on product development and design upgradation If entrepreneurs consider all these points, it can be seen that there is a many opportunities in this area. I recently traveled to Chennai and visited Kanchipuram...

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Have you zealously coaxed your parents to buy you a Rs. 5/- flute so readily available in the fairs, sports events, and religious conglomerations? If you celebrate Krishna Janamashtami, it is very unlikely you missed hearing that sound that picks some of your favorite tunes mixed with some bhajans that you enjoyed, perhaps in your childhood. Yes, we are talking about that bansuriwala who sells bamboo and plastic flutes at such places. I have always been attracted to this sound and have tried my level-best to buy a flute almost always. However, now, as I moved up in my...

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The transportation industry is always troubled by the terms that read: carbon footprints, global warming, carbon offset, green. It is not wrong to question the green-quotient of a vehicle given the number that ply on the roads and other mediums of travel including rails, air, and water. The very first step taken in this regard was to develop electric vehicles or e-vehicles that should not be converting the fuel to flue gases. Later on, alternatively or sustainable-energy-using vehicles were developed. However, there is always an opportunity where an entrepreneur can sneak in to create something unique. The concept of...

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Water–the essence of life on earth and elsewhere. The universal mixture provides what it takes to make life possible. However, in the present times, the shortage of drinking or potable water has made it one of the most commonly-used rarity. States and nations fight over the right on water and so do local denizens of communities and colonies. Going back to some Vedic texts, it is declared that the earth emerges from water. If you see the composition of earth or the elements found on earth, you will notice that it is the most abundant one. Yet, the scarcity...

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Now this picture could surely make itself to one of the caption contests of a newspaper asking its readers to write a terse-yet-telling line. However, we have something different to discuss. When I took this photo, I was sitting at the window seat adjacent to the front door of a bus heading towards Patiala from Nabha. I quickly took out my camera and shot this picture–the title of this post immediately popped in my mind–battle of bottles. The player selling Vekra milk has just opened the shop. However, he chose a very particular point. The left hand-side of his...

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